I most definitely don’t, but mine tend to save it for their bedrooms at 3am. It can’t be that uncommon. I don’t ever recall me or any of my siblings throwing up in the car when I was growing up. 

It’s funny to me that you act like 287 horsepower is inadequate. 

I have to ask how you manage with two kids in a Fiesta. I’d have to assume at least one of them is out of a rear-facing infant seat. When our kids were little my wife drove a Focus. I’m only 5'10, but I had to put the driver’s seat in an uncomfortable position to fit a rear facing seat behind me anytime I drove her car…

Nah, I’m pretty sure they will be fine with us taking reasonable precautions to prevent our car from becoming a nastymobile :) 

That I’m okay with on long trips. 

Go ahead and call bullshit, but I know what the truth is. We’ve been lucky with the barf. Our kids spit up a lot when they were babies, but that generally caused a mess on them or us, not their surroundings. As far as true vomit, we have yet to experience that in the car. With beverages, as I said, we’ve never allowed…

Agreed. I know people who give their kids snacks in the car for a 20 minute drive. I just don’t get it. 

You may not have seen my other comment, but on a long road trip we occasionally allow non-messy snacks, but we didn’t allow this until our kids were 4-5 years old. It’s also not free-reign. Even today something like Cheerios would be a no-go, as they are easily smashed into carpet or seats. The same goes for anything…

See, I grew up riding in cars where the backseat looked like the floor of a movie theater. I think my strict rules are a direct reaction to that. Similar to what you describe, we do occasionally allow our kids non-messy snacks on road trips, but we keep it very limited. When we need to stop for a meal we don’t eat it…

“No matter what car you put kids in, it’ll end up a Kid Car, with all the accoutrement that entails. It’ll be filthy, it’ll smell weird, and you may not much enjoy your time spent behind its steering wheel.”

Cargo space can easily be made up for with a roof box. I have two kids, a medium dog, and a Chevy Equinox. It doesn’t have a ton of cargo space, but it’s enough for us 95% of the time. We take ~3 road trips per year. On those occasions I throw a Thule cargo box on the roof, and we have plenty of cargo room. It’s a…

Demand is definitely slower than it has been at any other time since covid, but it’s still pretty strong. Manufacturers also have a lot a their disposal to increase demand, as manufacturer incentives are still at historically low levels. The question going forward is how to balance market share and volume goals with…

Too soon to really tell since as you point out it’s had a very rocky launch. It did have a good December, but a lot of those were probably sold orders that were finally fulfilled. There is likely a large pipeline of those to fill so I’d imagine that will keep sales strong for the near-term. 

As an industry analyst I can tell you that the concerns are real. Days’ supply (the amount of time it would take to sell all inventory at current selling rate) and days to turn (average length of time it takes to sell a model on a lot) are both growing for most EVs where those metrics can be tracked. Information like…

You’re not kidding there. 

I think we are talking about two different things. You seem to be talking about classifications by government entities for things like fuel economy standards, etc. I’m talking about market segments that analysts, journalists, and some consumers use to categorize vehicles. 

I have been an industry analyst for 15+ years and am part of the segmentation committee for the automaker I work for. I know a thing or two about how these things happen. Interior volume is indeed one factor, but far from the most important. While there will be slight differences among how some automakers and other…

I’m just pointing out that you call the Equinox a midsize when the industry, and probably consumers, consider it to be a compact. For reference it’s 183 inches long, the same length as the late Chevy Cruze, which was a compact car by about any measure. 

I may or may not be an employee of the company at question, and I don’t even pay for that. I feel like my phone is sufficient for my data needs. My kids use electronics in the car but deal with not being able to do things that require an internet connection. Once in a while I’ll let them connect to my phone for…

I also have tiny kids and had the same intention as you, but you will eventually cave. My son is almost 11 and is 60 pounds soaking wet. We probably switched his seat to front facing at about 3.5 years old. He was still using his convertible car seat into 2nd grade because he was well under the weight limit. It really…